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Assam hit by shutdowns, blockade

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Guwahati: Normal life was disrupted across Assam on Monday due to separate shutdowns called by two community-based groups in support of their demands and blockade of the national highways by a third.

While the Peoples’ Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) called a 36-hour stir asking the central government spell out its stand on a separate state for the Bodo community, the All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) called a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown demanding a separate Kamatapur state and Scheduled Tribe status for the community.

Interestingly, a large part of the proposed Kamatapur state demanded by the Koch Rajbongshis falls in areas sought by PJACBM, a conglomeration of 45 Bodo and other communities.

AKRSU president Biswajit Rai said they do not have any opposition to a separate state demanded by any community.

“However, while creating a separate state for Bodos, areas of the proposed Kamatapur state should be kept intact,” he said.

The PJACBM shutdown will continue till Tuesday.

On the other hand, a large number of protesters, mainly non-Bodos under the banner of Non-Tribal Protection Forum, blocked national highways in the state in protest against the statehood demand of the Bodos.

Vehicular transport was affected for several hours in lower Assam and most commercial vehicles remained off the road. (IANS)

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